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ScottVib said:
Doubtful that, that would appease them. If you're in the more valuable conference and more attractive conference of your nearby competition, you generally don't want to elevate them to your level and compete for more eyeballs.

The only thing that would appease SMU would be an add that benefits them in some-way. For SMU to be happy those schools have to make SMU more money or save them a significant amount of money, improving their operating budget.

To put it another way: If you've worked mowing lawns all summer to buy yourself a new bike does seeing your little sister get gifted the same bike appease you?
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I think the big benefit for SMU is less travel which translates into lower costs. If they have 2 football divisions, which is likely, almost all of the western schools are a bus ride away, especially for the non-revenue sports. In the MWC, SMU would incur substantial travel costs.
 
ZooCougar said:
It’s almost like there is no way out. We got pretty lucky. Football is historically bad but at least we control our own fate now.
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Only because the Big East BB is vastly overpaid versus other BB only situations. We’re not 10x better than anyone . No one is. .
My gut feeling is that amount was shaky in a new deal until Fox had them add us.
If you think the C7 loves UConn your naive. It’s all about value .
They hated competing against a flagship public. We have a legit market and bring $$$ especially when you include women.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Only because the Big East BB is vastly overpaid versus other BB only situations. We’re not 10x better than anyone . No one is. .
My gut feeling is that amount was shaky in a new deal until Fox had them add us.
If you think the C7 loves UConn your naive. It’s all about value .
They hated competing against a flagship public. We have a legit market and bring $$$ especially when you include women.
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Did I say that they love us? Did I even mention the C7?

Sounds like you are putting words in my mouth.

Temple doesn’t have the same kind of opportunity to backstop them. They don’t have two National Championship caliber hoop teams to trade on. I doubt they could get a deal with CBS Sports.

If you can’t agree with that then I have nothing for you. Maybe less than that.
 
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Lol
 

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Gotta say our move the the Big East and indy in FB looks light years better now than it did even at the time.

What a watered down bouillabaisse of crap.

How Temple, Memphis, and even USF will want to stick around in this dung heap is beyond me.

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The expectation remains among the remaining eight American schools that they will remain essentially whole in their television deal, which averages $7 million per school over the life of the deal.
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The language on that is already softening yesterday's report.. now it's "essentially whole". I suspect the next piece will be to omit the television deal portion... indicating they may be essentially whole, but it'll be because of the TV money + exit fees + entrance fees and the uneven split with the new arrivals.
 
ScottVib said:
The language on that is already softening yesterday's report.. now it's "essentially whole". I suspect the next piece will be to omit the television deal portion... indicating they may be essentially whole, but it'll be because of the TV money + exit fees + entrance fees and the uneven split with the new arrivals.
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Plus they bear all the production costs, and they have to develop 1 drama and 1 big-budget, sprawling sci-fi series for Disney+. But they're 'essentially whole'.
 
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The article in the Courant today or yesterday about the BE looking at expansion made me wonder if Temple would be a consideration. I know they could stay and get all the money and likely will. However, if they value their bball program at all, and the BE shows any interest, I'd drop the AAC and move my FB team to independence. 'Nova might have a problem with Temple joining but the suggestion of adding Gonzaga, as was said in the article, is a little ludicrous.

Temple is going to spend so much money sending their teams to the far reaches of the Southeast and Southwest. That $7mil a year will be spent more on travel than anything else.

Thank God we got out.
 
It's interesting they didn't try and get a school or two from the Sun Belt. Coastal Carolina would have been a better get than North Texas. Maybe they said no? If that's the case, that means the AAC has slipped behind the MW and Sun Belt? Lol
 
UCFBfan said:
The article in the Courant today or yesterday about the BE looking at expansion made me wonder if Temple would be a consideration. I know they could stay and get all the money and likely will. However, if they value their bball program at all, and the BE shows any interest, I'd drop the AAC and move my FB team to independence. 'Nova might have a problem with Temple joining but the suggestion of adding Gonzaga, as was said in the article, is a little ludicrous.

Temple is going to spend so much money sending their teams to the far reaches of the Southeast and Southwest. That $7mil a year will be spent more on travel than anything else.

Thank God we got out.
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Forget about Nova having, UCONN should have a problem adding Temple. The bring nothing to the Big East. Its Gonzaga or bust.
 
I think Dayton and Wichita St. could be options. Both have big fan bases.
 
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UCFBfan said:
It's interesting they didn't try and get a school or two from the Sun Belt. Coastal Carolina would have been a better get than North Texas. Maybe they said no? If that's the case, that means the AAC has slipped behind the MW and Sun Belt? Lol
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The Sun Belt contract pays $500,000 the same as A10 BB per team . I suspect they didn’t want anyone from the Sun Belt.
or the Sun Belt teams don’t care about money.
Which is more likely to be true ?
 
AAC adds 1-5 UNT , 2-4 Rice

Sun adds 1-6 SoMiss , 1-6 ODU

4 of those 5 wins are FCS
And the one FBS is over SoMiss
 
huskymedic said:


Lipstick…

-> The new schools also offer the current crew of football schools – Temple, Memphis, Tulane, USF, East Carolina, Navy, Tulsa and SMU – an entree into some of the richest recruiting areas in the country – Houston, San Antonio, greater Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Charlotte and Birmingham. <-

-> There are still some final details to work out. There is expected to be a significant boost in television money for the six schools, but they are not expected to get the same share of the TV revenue that the established eight schools currently get.

Conference USA schools currently receive less than a million dollars annually in television revenue. The amount they will receive is still being finalized, but the television revenue will be more than $2 million at the start of the deal and rise significantly from there. Incumbent AAC members are still expected to average about $7 million annually over the course of the current ESPN television deal, which runs through 2031-32. <-
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Not that I care directly, but the increase in revenue is somewhat offset by the increase in production costs by having to do all the stuff for the streaming and ESPN+, correct? Not saying it's a dollar for dollar offset but there will be some increased costs, right?
 
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